Closed Shrewsbury pub put on market for £125,000

A Shrewsbury pub which closed two months ago in mysterious circumstances has been put up for sale with a £125,000 price tag.

The Dolphin Inn, in St Michael's Street, was believed to be the only pub in the town with its own on-site brewery. But it closed in September and today landlords and councillors in the town said they believed the venue's licensee Mark Osmond had closed the business after struggling to attract trade.

The brewery was taken over by The Dickensian Brewery in January.

The pub is on the market with Barbers estate agents and includes up to three bedrooms, living accommodation and space on the ground floor.

Russell Preece, owner of the Nags Head on Wyle Cop, said: "The Dolphin Inn has been closed for about six weeks now. I knew Mark as 'Oz' and he just couldn't make any money there.

"I heard from people that went in there that it was a nice pub and everything but there were not enough people going in. The pub also stopped selling food and it escalated from there."

Councillor Alan Mosley, who represents Castlefields and Ditherington on Shropshire Council, said: "I've visited the place and there was a micro brewery there but that was handed on to someone else.

"It was a good pub with a good landlord and some good local beers there from his own brewery. It is a sad loss for the area to see another good pub close.

"I last went in about four months ago with the Flaxmill committee and I believed it closed about two months ago. It was at one time a popular pub with lots of regulars. It was an old hostelry, relatively small with a friendly atmosphere and good ale."

The pub also has an outside seating area and has potential for residential conversion subject to statutory consents.

Mr Osmond was unavailable for comment. To find out more contact Barbers on (01743) 276230 or e-mail commercial@bar bers-online.co.uk